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The applicant customarily married one Christopher Chirume Tawengwa in 1992 and they had one child who is surviving. The said Christopher Chirume Tawengwa (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Tawengwa” or “the deceased” interchangeably) died in March 2016 having been married to the applicant for 24 years. Parties herein are agreed that indeed applicant is the surviving spouse. More

This is a two pronged chamber application for recusal. The first prong being the failure to follow normal allocation channels by the Judge President. The second prong is the proximity of the Plaintiff to the trial Judge in the main divorce trial. More

There has been a delay in the handing down of judgment in this application. I reserved judgment after argument on 26 May 2016. The applicant’s legal practitioner wrote a follow up letter to the Registrar enquiring as to when judgment could be expected to be delivered. The letter was written on 28 October 2016 and forwarded to my clerk on 31 October 2016. More

On 28th of July 2015 I granted an interim order prohibiting the respondents from evicting or demolishing applicant’s members residential structures located in Budiriro, Harare. I have since been requested to provide reasons for my order. More

On 9 October 2014, an award was issued by the Honourable Zimbudzana (the arbitrator) with the consent of both parties, in which he ordered that the applicant had been unfairly dismissed by the respondent and she was entitled to back pay and damages in lieu of reinstatement. More

On 9 February 2017 this court upheld an appeal by Rusape Town Council and gave the following order: 1. The appeal be and is hereby upheld. The decision of the court a quo is set aside and substituted as follows: 2. The plaintiff’s claim is dismissed. 3. The first respondent shall bear the costs of the appeal. More

On 27 July 2013, and at around 1730, the appellant was driving a Toyota Corolla along Samora Machel Road due east. The now deceased was cycling also due east between the yellow carriage marking and the verge of the road. The appellant hit the deceased with her vehicle. More